Independence Township covers an area of 36.99 square miles (95.8 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Jordan Creek and North Branch Independence Creek run through this township.

As of the 2020 census, there were 257 people living in the township.

The population density was 6.9 inhabitants per square mile (2.7/km2).

This article about a location in Doniphan County, Kansas is a stub.